After the annulment of the prohibition a truck with beer barrels delights the crowd in New York.

After the annulment of the prohibition a truck with beer barrels delights the crowd in New York.

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A group of young women at the bar on board the luxury liner SS Manhattan, off New York, 5th December 1933. Before the repeal of prohibition, the ship's bar was required to close 12 miles out from the US coast.

A group of young women at the bar on board the luxury liner SS Manhattan, off New York, 5th December 1933. Before the repeal of prohibition, the ship's bar was required to close 12 miles out from the US coast.

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View of men and women celebrating the repeal of Prohibition by rolling down a barrel of alcohol and toasting the 18th Amendment's demise, Chicago, 1933. Two men in front are wearing Legionnaires' uniforms.

View of men and women celebrating the repeal of Prohibition by rolling down a barrel of alcohol and toasting the 18th Amendment's demise, Chicago, 1933. Two men in front are wearing Legionnaires' uniforms.

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The production of beer after the end of prohibition. USA. Photograph around 1935

The production of beer after the end of prohibition. USA. Photograph around 1935

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Arthur Ernstahl, the first person to bring liquor into the U.S legally after the repeal of The Eighteenth Amendment, declares two bottles of cognac to customs inspector Leo Shettel after arriving in New York on the Monarch of Bermuda, 5th December 1933. less

Arthur Ernstahl, the first person to bring liquor into the U.S legally after the repeal of The Eighteenth Amendment, declares two bottles of cognac to customs inspector Leo Shettel after arriving in New York on ... more

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Crowds of shoppers buying liquor legally at Bloomingdale's in New York, hours after after the passing of the 21st Amendment to end prohibition, December 5, 1933.

Crowds of shoppers buying liquor legally at Bloomingdale's in New York, hours after after the passing of the 21st Amendment to end prohibition, December 5, 1933.

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Tons of whiskey at the end of prohibition in 1933.

Tons of whiskey at the end of prohibition in 1933.

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During the dark days: Patrons enjoying drinks at the Hunt Club. a speakeasy with a filing system listing their 23,000 eligible customers which is checked before a customer gets through the door at this venue that is protected from police prohibition raids. less

During the dark days: Patrons enjoying drinks at the Hunt Club. a speakeasy with a filing system listing their 23,000 eligible customers which is checked before a customer gets through the door at this venue ... more

Evening dressed revelers buying their drinks at a bar at the time of prohibition.

Evening dressed revelers buying their drinks at a bar at the time of prohibition.

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California prohibition agents with a vehicle fuel tank and the 250 bottles of tequila, which were hidden in it and smuggled into the US from Mexico, circa 1930. On the left and right are the two men, who were arrested with the contraband. less

California prohibition agents with a vehicle fuel tank and the 250 bottles of tequila, which were hidden in it and smuggled into the US from Mexico, circa 1930. On the left and right are the two men, who were ... more